Nihal Kodituwakku

Nihal Kodituwakku (born 23 July 1940) is a former cricketer who played for Ceylon in the 1960s.

Nihal Kodituwakku
Personal information
Full nameNihal Senaka Hewavitharana Mudiange Ralahamilage Kodituwakku
Born (1940-07-23) 23 July 1940
Colombo, Ceylon
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 246
Batting average 22.36
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 87
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 24 February 2017

Cricket career

Kodituwakku attended Royal College, Colombo, where he played in the cricket team.[1] Short of stature, he became an opening batsman, strong on the back foot and against the short ball.[1] He made his first-class debut in the Gopalan Trophy match in 1965-66, scoring 87 in the second innings after the Ceylon team had been forced to follow on 255 runs behind.[2] He toured Pakistan in 1966-67 with the Ceylon team.

Later career

He worked in advertising for J. Walter Thompson before going to manage his family's estate at Wariyapola.[1] He coached the cricket teams at a number of schools, including Maliyadeva College, Royal College and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia.[1] He officiated as a match referee in domestic first-class and List A matches from 2002 to 2011.[3] In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers honoured by Sri Lanka Cricket for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council.[4][5]

He lives in Kottawa with his second wife, Orema. They have two daughters. He also has two daughters from his first marriage.[1]

References
  1. Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (1 August 2010). "Kodda – short in stature but effectual". The Nation. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. "Ceylon Board President's XI v Madras 1965-66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. "Lists of matches and detailed statistics for Nihal Kodituwakku". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. "Sri Lanka Cricket to felicitate 49 past cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. "SLC launched the program to felicitate ex-cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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